Westminster, CA Landscaping Rules: Artificial Turf (2026)

035 makes its Artificial Turf Design Standards applicable to all zoning districts and all uses. Where a landscape plan is required, proposed artificial turf areas must be shown on it; where a landscape plan isn't otherwise required, the property owner must still comply with subsection (B) before installing any turf. Allowed materials are limited to cut-pile, in-filled artificial turf made of nylon, polyethylene or polypropylene, and every installation needs an 8-year to 12-year minimum no-fade warranty. Plain plastic or nylon carpeting used as a turf substitute is prohibited, as are artificial shrubs, flowers, trees and vines standing in for living plants.

Installations must be anchored at the edges and seams with a proper drainage system, and a bender board is required to keep living plants from intruding into the turf area; a licensed professional must perform the installation to manufacturer specifications, the turf must stay green and fadeless at all times to resemble a well-maintained lawn, and vehicle parking on artificial turf is prohibited outright. For single-family homes specifically, if artificial turf goes in the front or street side yard, at least 10 percent of that yard area must still be live plants, including live turf, shrubs, groundcover or trees.

035(B) in the parkway strip to match turf on adjacent private property, but only under a permit valid for ten years, renewable at the city's discretion, with the owner responsible for repairing any turf damaged when the city works within the right-of-way after five days' advance notice.